"boroughs and the tourist trade. It's also derivative by design, to some extent making a virtue of its inherent phoniness via winking acknowledgement. Where the 1998 film ended with a scene featuring '80s icon Billy Idol, the stage adaptation corrals not only an Idol impersonator but a fake Tina Turner, Imelda Marcos, Cyndi Lauper, Mr. T and Ronald Reagan. Retro overkill is a distinct risk here, but one mainstream auds are unlikely to mind."" The Wedding Singer (musical) The Wedding Singer is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Beguelin and Tim"
"Watling. To mark his retirement as a treble soloist, Decca Records released ""The Best of Anthony Way"" in 1998. He starred as Tom Long in 1999's film version of ""Tom's Midnight Garden"", alongside Greta Scacchi, James Wilby, Joan Plowright and Nigel Le Vaillant, filmed in the summer of 1997 on the Isle of Man. The film won considerable critical acclaim on its release at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy. Anthony Way Anthony Way (born 14 December 1982) is an English chorister and classical singer who shot to fame after appearing as a chorister in a BBC TV series. He"
"Jay Simon Jay Simon (born 17 December 1966 in London) is a British stage, film/television and voice actor best known for screen roles including: the Flight Attendant in ""The Wedding Date"", Billy Hennessy in Jack Higgins' ""Midnight Man"" and Lionel Symon in Stephen Poliakoff's ""Perfect Strangers"". Jay Simon appeared as a solo singer in various productions for the English National Opera including: ""Carmen"", ""Tosca"" and Jonathan Miller's ""The Magic Flute"", in 1979 at the age of thirteen. He went on to study Drama at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1988–91). After graduation he was offered a post as Assistant"
"boat with the family and dog. Jay Simon Jay Simon (born 17 December 1966 in London) is a British stage, film/television and voice actor best known for screen roles including: the Flight Attendant in ""The Wedding Date"", Billy Hennessy in Jack Higgins' ""Midnight Man"" and Lionel Symon in Stephen Poliakoff's ""Perfect Strangers"". Jay Simon appeared as a solo singer in various productions for the English National Opera including: ""Carmen"", ""Tosca"" and Jonathan Miller's ""The Magic Flute"", in 1979 at the age of thirteen. He went on to study Drama at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1988–91). After graduation he"
"2006 with his mother, Tasha Bertram, ""to create opportunities in the film industry for new British talent; innovative writers, actors and directors."" The company was dissolved in May 2013. Sangster plays bass guitar, and in January 2010 joined the band Winnet, in which his mother sings the vocals. Thomas Brodie-Sangster Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 16 May 1990), also credited as Thomas Sangster, is an English actor and former child actor known for playing Sam in ""Love Actually"" (2003), Simon in ""Nanny McPhee"" (2005), Ferb in ""Phineas and Ferb"" (2007-2015), Jojen Reed in ""Game of Thrones"" (2013-2014) and Newt in the ""Maze"
"Jont Jont (Full name Jonathan Mark Smith Whittington, 17 August 1973 in Marylebone, London) is a British Singer-songwriter. First achieving prominence as a slow left-arm spinner for Middlesex County Cricket Club, he then shifted focus to poetry then to music. He is perhaps best known for his song ""Sweetheart"" which appears on the soundtrack to the 2005 US comedy film Wedding Crashers. Two tracks from his 2008 album ""Supernatural"" were featured in Season Five of US medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Dividing his youth between the USA and England, Jont first started writing poems aged fourteen<ref name=""Jont Interview 18/12/02"">Verzeletti, Christian. Jont"
"Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe; 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor. He is known for his roles in the films ""Velvet Goldmine"" (1998), ""Bend It Like Beckham"" (2002), ""Match Point"" (2005), """" (2006) and his television roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseries ""Elvis"" (2005), which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, and as King Henry VIII in the historical drama ""The Tudors"" (2007–10). He has been the face model for several Hugo Boss fragrances advertising campaigns. In 2013, Meyers appeared as the villain"
"inclusion in the film, ""Ghost"", and nearly reached the U.S. Top Ten all over again, whilst it reached No.1 in the U.K on this release. Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Cliff Richard, Roy Orbison and Donny Osmond also recorded versions of the song. This song is unique in that it has made No.1 on the U.K. singles charts in four different guises by four different artists over a period of nearly fifty years: Jimmy Young (1955), The Righteous Brothers (1990), Robson & Jerome (1995) and Gareth Gates (2002). The latter three versions have all recorded certified sales in excess of one"
"of his boredom and states ""I'm ready for the George Sanders long walk here."" In the 2000 film ""Wonder Boys"", Sanders is one of the people Tobey Maguire's character mentions when he is naming high-profile suicides that have taken place in distant memory. !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| Husband of a Gabor Sister !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| Acting roles George Sanders George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author. His career as an actor spanned over forty years. His upper-class English accent and bass voice often led him to be cast"
"and was also certified gold. It peaked at number 32 in the United Kingdom. Singles ""Don't Worry"", ""We're All Alone"" and ""How Long"" followed in 1997, all lifted from his debut studio album ""Sweetest Secret"". In 1998, two further singles were released, ""He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)"" and ""All Out of Love"" with limited chart success. In 2012, Newton returned with a second studio album titled ""Time to Believe"". Newton (singer) Newton is the stage name for the UK firefighter turned pop singer, Billy Myers (born William Myers, 3 June 1967). He is best known as a"
"Edward Randell Edward Keith Randell (born 2 July 1988) is an English musician and actor, who is perhaps best known for his acting work in the ""Harry Potter"" film series and as a bassist for the noted international vocal group The Swingle Singers. He was born in Dulwich, an area of South London, England and was educated at City University London. His first professional acting role was in the 2002 film adaptation of ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"", in which he played wizard and Hogwarts student Justin Finch-Fletchley, a member of Hufflepuff and initially a friend of Harry's."
"of which were accepted. The original score was composed by British composer Richard Rodney Bennett. The movie also featured a soundtrack of popular songs, including a cover version of The Troggs' ""Love Is All Around"" performed by Wet Wet Wet that remained at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for fifteen weeks and was then the ninth (now twelfth) biggest selling single of all time in Britain. This song would later be adapted into ""Christmas Is All Around"" and sung by the character of Billy Mack in Richard Curtis' 2003 film ""Love Actually"", in which Grant also stars. The"
"covers include an easy-listening version by The Johnny Mann Singers on the 1968 Liberty Records album ""This Guy's In Love With You • The Look Of Love"". The song appeared in ""Get Real"" (1998) directed by Simon Shore, screenplay by Patrick Wilde. After its use in ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"", the song appeared in several of Richard Curtis' other projects, including the 2003 film ""Love Actually"" (reinvented as the Christmas song ""Christmas Is All Around"" performed by actor Bill Nighy as fictional rock star Billy Mack), and an episode of his sitcom ""The Vicar of Dibley"" where it is"
"Wynne Evans Wynne Evans (born 27 January 1972) is a Welsh tenor. Known for his role as the tenor Gio Compario in the Gocompare.com insurance adverts on television in the United Kingdom, he sang the role of Ubaldo Piangi in the 25th anniversary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall"". He also responded to the New Zealand All Blacks' Haka in 2004, singing 'Cwm Rhondda'. He went on to sing at over 30 Welsh International rugby matches. Evans, a lifelong Spurs fan, also sang ""Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur"" at the last ever"
"(1982). His sole film part was in ""Bunny Lake Is Missing"" (1965), directed by Otto Preminger (as the Zombies) and starring Laurence Olivier. Blunstone is married to Suzy Blunstone, and the couple have a daughter. Studio albums Compilations Singles As Neil MacArthur Guest appearances Colin Blunstone Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the lead singer of the English rock band the Zombies, which released four singles that entered the Top 75 charts in the"
"2017 that she had miscarried a second child. On 9 September 2017, an intoxicated Rhys Meyers was ejected from Dublin airport. Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe; 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor. He is known for his roles in the films ""Velvet Goldmine"" (1998), ""Bend It Like Beckham"" (2002), ""Match Point"" (2005), """" (2006) and his television roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseries ""Elvis"" (2005), which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, and as King Henry VIII in the historical drama ""The Tudors"""
"Reg Presley Reginald Maurice Ball (12 June 1941 – 4 February 2013), known professionally as Reg Presley, was an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer with the 1960s rock and roll band the Troggs, the hits of which included ""Wild Thing"" (#1 on the Hot 100 on 30 July - 6 August 1966) and ""With a Girl Like You"" (#1 on the UK Official Singles Chart on 4-11 August 1966). He wrote the song ""Love Is All Around"", which was featured in the films ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"" and ""Love Actually"". Presley, whose stage name was given to"
"Lance Ellington Lance Ellington is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. Ellington, the only son of the band leader Ray Ellington, specialises in swing and big ballads. He has worked with many artists including Sting, George Michael, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Jackson, and Robbie Williams; and currently makes regular performances on the BBC programme ""Strictly Come Dancing"". After leaving school, Ellington entered and won the 1977 final of the television talent show ""New Faces"" with the duo Koffee 'n' Kreme with singing partner Beth Hannah. He followed this with a tour with Johnny Mathis and a performance in the Royal Variety"
"Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by Karen Gibson and the Kingdom Choir. Ben E. King Benjamin Earl King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson, September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015), known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He was perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of ""Stand by Mea US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the film of the same name), a number one hit in the UK in 1987, and no. 25 on the RIAA's"
"Chart for six weeks from March 1975. It ended the year as the UK's top selling single. The Four Seasons' version is quite sparse in instrumental backing, instead carried by the vocals, while the Bay City Rollers' version is faster and has a fuller backing sound. Played a whole step lower, it includes an eight-bar guitar solo by Eric Faulkner, which is not present in the original. In the film ""Love Actually"", the song is played by Daniel (Liam Neeson) at his wife's funeral, and by the DJ (Junior Simpson) at Juliet (Keira Knightley) and Peter's (Chiwetel Ejiofor) wedding reception."
"has spoken about his alcoholism and his two-year addiction to heroin in the mid-'90s. He has described an incident in which he collapsed on set and was treated by the emergency services. He plays guitar and sings, while tap-dancing to his own tune as a hobby. He became a naturalised U.S. citizen on 27 May 2010. Naveen Andrews "" Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born 17 January 1969) is a British actor. He is known for numerous roles, such as Sayid Jarrah in the television series ""Lost, ""Kip Singh in the film ""The English Patient"" and Sanjay in the 2002 remake"
"booking agency the website is gone. Tina Cousins Tina Patricia Cousins (born 20 April 1971) is an English singer, songwriter and former model. She has had five singles in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others, including ""Mysterious Times"" with Sash!, which reached number 2 in the UK in 1998. She has also achieved popularity in several other countries, including four Top 30 hits in Sweden, six Top 30 hits in Australia and seven Top 20 hits in Finland. Her other hit singles include ""Pray"" (1998), ""Killin' Time"" (1999),"
"Owen married in a secret ceremony in May 2003 in Oxfordshire. In August 2015, the couple announced they had separated amicably ""after 23 highly creative and happy years"". Owen died of cancer on 18 December 2016, aged 48. Yorke is in a relationship with Italian actress Dajana Roncione. Thom Yorke Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician best known as the lead singer and main songwriter of the alternative rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays the guitar and piano. He is known for his falsetto vocals; in 2008, ""Rolling Stone"" ranked him the 66th"
"raised Vince Noir alongside multiple animals. As an actor, Ferry has appeared in Neil Jordan's 2005 film ""Breakfast on Pluto"" as the character Mr. Silky String, as himself in the fourth episode of the French television mini-series ""Petit déjeuner compris"" in 1980, and most recently as a cabaret singer in the 2017 television series ""Babylon Berlin"". In addition, Ferry contributed six songs to the latter series and its soundtrack, including ""Dance Away"" from the 1979 album ""Manifesto"", and ""Bitter-Sweet"", with its original German verses. Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His"
"tunes for at least four of the programmes in which he has starred, namely for ""Minder"", ""New Tricks"", ""On the Up"" and ""Stay Lucky"". It is common to misattribute the ""Minder"" theme tune (""I Could Be So Good for You"") to Dennis Waterman. Although he was the singer on the theme song, it was written by his then partner Patricia Maynard and Gerard Kenny. In November 2006, Waterman made a guest appearance in a ""Little Britain"" stage show, alongside the comedy character version of himself. Dennis Waterman Dennis Waterman (born 24 February 1948) is an English actor and singer, best"
"police. Although Griffin himself was not in residence, his child and ex-girlfriend were sleeping upstairs at the time of the incident, though all parties remained unharmed. Alistair Griffin Alistair Richard Griffin (born 1 November 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Already an established songwriter, he first became famous as a solo artist through his appearances on the BBC television show ""Fame Academy 2"" in 2003, where he was mentored by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees. He subsequently had two top twenty hit singles and a top twenty album in the UK. Alistair Griffin was born in Middlesbrough, England."
"York and London. Ryley was involved in the production of many of his wife's plays and often directed them. The couple also travelled extensively. Ryley made two films later in his career, first as the Gravedigger in a 1913 silent film version of ""Hamlet"", starring his good friend Johnston Forbes-Robertson. His other film credit was the 1916 mystery, ""Who Killed Simon Baird?"". Ryley died at the age of 81 in Edgware, Middlesex, survived by Lucette. J. H. Ryley John Handford Ryley (11 September 1841 – 28 July 1922) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in"
"was released on CD by Vocalion Records. Doug Sheldon Doug Sheldon (born Bernard Bobroff, 1936, Stepney, London) is a former English pop singer, actor, and novelist. Sheldon was born into a family of carnival businesspeople, and he worked as a barker while receiving training in acting. After completing military service, he landed a role in the 1961 film ""The Guns of Navarone"", and worked in small theatre productions. He shared a flat in London with three other unknown actors, who included Michael Caine and Sean Connery. Sheldon was discovered by Bunny Lewis while performing on-stage, and was quickly offered a"
"King Lear, with Guard playing ""Edgar"". Philip Guard Philip John Guard (born 29 November 1928 in Rochford, Essex) is an English stage actor. Guard has appeared occasionally in film and TV, but has been more prolific on stage. He was married to the actress Charlotte Mitchell who died in 2012; they separated in 1968. His sons are the actors Christopher Guard and Dominic Guard, and his daughter is Candy Guard the writer and animator. Guard appeared, unwittingly, along with Mark Dignam and John Bryning, on the fade-out of The Beatles' song ""I Am the Walrus"", on which can be heard"
"to soul fans in the UK and elsewhere, but it was not until his work got the remix treatment that he got his major breakthrough. Hall appeared in the film ""Love Actually"" in 2003, where he sang at the wedding of the characters played by Keira Knightley and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Two years later, he released his third studio album, ""In Between Jobs"", on the independent record label Random Records. In October 2003, Hall was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma; he died on 14 February 2006, at the age of 31, from complications resulting from the stem cell transplant he received in"
"1998 single ""Goodbye"", with lyrics anglicised to include a reference to British supermarket chain Tesco. It has also been covered by Save Ferris (with lyrics altered for a Jewish perspective), Kate Nash, the Front Bottoms, the Donnas, Summer Camp, the cast of the Broadway musical ""Wicked"", Miranda Cosgrove, comedian Doug Benson, Martha Wainwright, the cast of the TV show ""Glee"" with Heather Morris on lead vocals"","" and Disney Channel star Bella Thorne. British/Irish girl band the Saturdays did a cover of the song for the film ""Get Santa"". Australian singer Kylie Minogue recorded the song for her 2015 album, ""Kylie"
"Thomas Brodie-Sangster Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 16 May 1990), also credited as Thomas Sangster, is an English actor and former child actor known for playing Sam in ""Love Actually"" (2003), Simon in ""Nanny McPhee"" (2005), Ferb in ""Phineas and Ferb"" (2007-2015), Jojen Reed in ""Game of Thrones"" (2013-2014) and Newt in the ""Maze Runner"" film series (2014-2018). Sangster also grew in popularity for starring in critically acclaimed cult films such as ""Death of a Superhero"" (2011), ""Bright Star"" (2009) and as Paul McCartney in ""Nowhere Boy"" (2009). He also had a cameo appearance in """" (2015) and a role as Whitey"
"jamboree"" for BBC Radio. In 1981, he toured with a group called the ""London Savoyards"". He also appeared as a soloist in the concert video recording ""Gilbert & Sullivan Present their Greatest Hits,"" made at Royal Albert Hall in 1982. Pratt died in London in 1995, aged 71. Pratt was married to D'Oyly Carte soubrette Joyce Wright during his days with that company. He later married Patience Sheffield, a BBC drama Studio Manager and daughter of former D'Oyly Carte baritone Leo Sheffield. Peter Pratt Peter Pratt (21 March 1923 – 11 January 1995) was an English actor and singer. He"